Label-holder



(No Model.

J. H SHAPFER 8 E'..-, HOROVSKY.

LABEL HOLDER.

Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

UNITE STATES PATENT Orricn.

JOHN H. SHAFFER AND EMIL HOROVSKY, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

LABEL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,167, dated December19, 1893.

Appliostion'filed December 21, 1892. Serial No. 455,943. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that we, JoHN'H. SHAFFER and EMIL HOROVSKY, both residentsof Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Label-Holders; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description,thereof.

Our invention relates to what might be termed label holders, that is, acertain device for holding and locking therein checks or cards-whichbear some number or mark to designate to whom the article to which suchdevice is applied belongs.

i In certain kinds of business where the own inodity dealt in is put upin cases, crates, kegs, 820., whose cost of manufacture is a large itemof expense, but which are adapted to be used again and again upon beingrefilled, it is customary for the manufacturer to redeem such cases,crates, kegs, &c., when emptied of their contents. In sending out thecases, crates, kegs, &G., it is desirable to have some number or mark onthem so that when they are returned empty credit can be given on same tothe proper parties, and also in case they go astray some means will behad of distinguishing them from others of the same character. Any kindof a number or mark which is exposed to view on such cases, crates,kegs, (be, is liable to be defaced by the rough handling which theyrcceivein transportation, and for the further reason that in course ofshipment they are exposed at railway stations to all kinds of weather.Unless,therefore, some substantial protection is given to the numbers ormarks they soon lose their effect and much inconvenience is experiencedin not being able to keep a record of the cases, crates, kegs, &c.,andin not being able to credit the proper parties on the return of sameempty.

Our invention consists in a label holder having a bolt or travelerhaving a recess adapted to receive a card or check, a tumbler engagingwith such traveler, said tumbler being formed of magnetizable material,and a magnet for withdrawing the tumbler from engagement with thetraveler to release the same. 7

The invention consists further in certain details of construction andcombination of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanyingdrawings, in wl1ich- Figure 1 is a view of the top of a keg with ourimproved-labelholder applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlar ed verticalsection of our improved label holder with the tu mblerdrawn. Fig. 3 is alike viewwith the tumbler engaging with the bolt. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the bolt. Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view oftheshell or casing on the line 55, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective viewof the shell or casing. Fig. 7 is alike view of the tumbler. Fig. 8 is aview of any suitable magnet. Fig. 9 is a view of a suitable card orcheck.

Like letters indicate like parts in each.

l/Ve have illustrated our invention as applied to a keg for the purposeshereinbefore set forth, and as the head of the keg is acouvenient placefor the insertion of our label holder, we have shown it in suchposition.

The shell or casing A, which is adapted to receive the bolt, is composedof the exteriorly threaded collar or thiinble a to which is secured thebottom plate 1). The said collar or thimble is formed with the outwardlyextending flange c, and within said collar or thimble a. are formed therecesses or seats d and 6. Within the recess 6 is the upright spring rodf, the lower end of said rod being secured to the collar (a The springrod f extends up slightly beyond the upper rim of said collar a, andpossesses sufficient resiliency to enable it to resume its normalposition with reference to said recess c after the force exerted to drawit from its normal position has been removed. The bolt 9 rests withinthe shell or casing, said bolt having the lugs 72. formed thereonadapted to enter the seats cl in the collar or thimble a, whereby saidbolt is prevented from turning therein. A recess 2' is formed in thebolt g, said recess being of sufficientdepth to receive a card or check70 of suitable size. The said bolt g is further provided with the seat Zadapted to receive the tumbler 111. when locked. Interposed between thebase plate Z) of the shell and the bolt 9 is the spring a adapted toforce said bolt normally out. The tumbler m is formed of steel, or likemetal subject to attraction by a magnet, and is provided with theopening 0. Through this opening 0 the spring rod f passes, the effect ofsaid upright rod being to retain said tumbler normally in engagementwith the seat Z in the bolt g. Thecasing A is formed with the seat 1)for the reception of said tumbler m. 1

When our label holder is employed in con nection with a keg, as aboveset forth, the threaded thimble a engages with a threaded seat formed inthe head of the key. By means of applying a magnet of suificientmagnetic power, such as shown in Fig. 9, to the exposed end of thetumbler m, the said tumbler being attracted thereby is withdrawn,overcoming the resistance of'the spring rod f. Upon the withdrawal ofthe tumbler m from engagement with the seat Z, the springn acts to forceout the bolt g until the recess 2' is exposed to view. The lugs h onsaid bolt g coming in contact with the inner face of the flange oprevent the further escape of the bolt g from the shell or casing. Acheck or card hearing some number or mark to designate the consignee isthen inserted within the recess 1', when by applying suflicient'pressure'to the bolt g it isforced back into its normal position, whenthe tumbler m is then free to engage again with the seat Z in said bolt.The card or check 70 is thus secreted away from view within the bolt g,and all liability of its defacement or its being tampered with is removed. When the keg is returned to the manufacturer empty, by applyingthe magnet to the tumbler, as before, the bolt is released and the checkor card removed to credit the proper party when the keg can be refilledand again sent out as before;

By the device a secure means for holding the labels, cards'or checks isprovided, which has the advantage that it does not require a key-holeand access to the inner parts of the same cannot be had except in a waywhich would not naturally suggest itself to any person not familiar withthe intended manner of opening the same.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a label holder, the combination with a bolt or traveler, ofatumbler engaging with the traveler and locking the same, said tumblerbeing formed of magnetizable material, and a magnet for withdrawing thetumbler from engagement with the traveler to release the same,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a label holder, the combination with a bolt or traveler, of atumbler engaging with and locking the same formed of magnetizablematerial, said bolt having a recess formed therein for the reception ofa card or check,

and a magnet for withdrawing said tumbler from engagement with the boltto release the same, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. V

3. In a label holder, the combination with ashell or casing, of a boltor follower adapted to slide to and fro therein, said bolt havingarecess formed therein to receive a card or check, a tumbler engagingwith and looking said bolt within said shell or casing, and means forwithdrawing said tumbler from engagement with said bolt to release thesame and expose said recess to view, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

4.. In a label holder, the combination with a shellor casing, of a boltor follower adapted to slide to and fro therein, a spring interposedbetween the bottom plate of said shell and said bolt, said bolt having arecess formed therein to receive a card or check, lugs on said boltengaging with seats in said shell, a tumbler engaging with and lockingsaid bolt within said shell, and means for withdrawing said tumbler fromengagement with said bolt to release the same and expose said recess toview, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a label holder, the combination with a shell or casing, of aboltor follower adapted to slide to and fro therein, said bolt having arecess formed therein to receive a card or check, a spring rod securedwithin said shell, a tumbler engaged by said spring rod, said tumblerengaging with and locking said bolt within said shell, and means forwithdrawing said tumbler from engagement with said bolt to release thesame and expose the said recess to view, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

6. In a label holder, the combination with the shell A having theseats-d 6 formed therein, of the bolt or follower 9, said bolt orfollower having the recess 11 formed therein to receive a card or check76, the lugs h on said bolt engaging with said seats cl, the spring a,the spring rodf, the tumbler we having the opening 0 formed thereinthrough which said spring rod f passes, said tumbler engaging with andlocking said bolt in said shell, and a magnet for withdrawing saidtumbler, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof we, the said JOHNH. SHAFFER and EMIL HoRovsKY, havehereunto set our hands.

JOHN H. SHAFFER. EMIL HOROVSKY.

lVitnessesr J. N. OooKn, D. L. DORSEY.

